Principal Investigators:
Paul R. Gray, Dean of Engineering, UC Berkeley
P. Buford Price, Dean of Physical Sciences, UC Berkeley

Brief Description of Program or Activities : We propose to restructure our lower division courses and develop and implement Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) models using animation/ visualization/ simulation/ design cases as integrating mechanisms for calculus/ chemistry/ physics/ engineering in lower division undergraduate education at UC Berkeley. We will accomplish this by enabling interdisciplinary teams of key faculty, lecturers, and graduate students instructors, to be known as GE Faculty Fellows, who will work together to accomplish five significant goals:

1. Develop meaningful interdisciplinary collaborations specifically aimed at changing teaching and learning styles in math, physical sciences and engineering;

2. Transform and enhance pedagogical styles in these disciplines ;

3. design integrating physics, chemistry, engineering and mathematics curricula and courseware;

4. Capitalize on instructional technology to improve student learning; and

5. Conduct educational studies to measure the impact of the changes, with a focus on measuring student learning outcomes as needed by the disciplines involved.

Other Funding that Will Be Used to Complete the Project: Support from the Berkeley campus will include: instructional, laboratory and office space; workstations and network access; telephones; administrative support; and presenters for seminars and workshops. The work proposed will highly leverage the efforts on the UC Berkeley campus of the following organizations and grants:

• Synthesis Coalition (NSF funded: Alice M. Agogino, Director)
  
• ModularChem Consortium (NSF funded: C. Bradley Moore, Director)
  
• "Improving the Gateway Courses in Chemistry, Mathematics, and Physics," (NSF funded: P. Buford Price, PI)
  
• Office of the Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Life-Educational Development (Barbara Davis)
  
• UC Berkeley Instructional Technology Program (Fred Beshears, Assistant Director)
  

1.0 Introduction

2.0 The Problem

3.0 Goals and Approach

4.0 Building on Accomplishments in Mathematics, Science and Engineering Curricular Reform

5.0 Program Plan

5.1 Development of meaningful interdisciplinary collaborations
specifically aimed at changing teaching and learning styles in math,
physical sciences and engineering

5.2 Transform and enhance pedagogical styles in these disciplines

5.3 Design integrating physics, chemistry, engineering and mathematics
curricula and courseware and capitalize on instructional technology
to improve student learning

5.4 Conduct educational studies to measure the impact of the changes,
with a focus on measuring student learning outcomes as needed
by the disciplines involved

6.0 Timeline

7.0 Institutional Support and Management Plan

8.0 Budget

9.0 Dissemination

10.0 Summary

References

Appendices

A. Letters of Support

B. Sample Matlab(TM) Exercises for Mechanical Motion, Actuation and Controls

C. Open-ended Questions for Automobile Airbag Example

D. Membership of the GE Fellows Advisory Committee and Curricula Vitae

E. Budget Details